Task 1: Work with the Lexington Commission on Disabilities (COD): The Town of Lexington is in need of a consultant to prepare a Self Evaluation and Transition Plan that wholly complies with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), including modifications made by the ADA amendments of 2008. Any proposed modifications must also comply with the most current Architectural Access Board regulations. The Town intends to enter into a contract for professional services with an experienced and qualified consultant to provide these services. The Consultant will meet with the, and advise the Director of Public Facilities, ADA Coordinator and Commission on Disability on its best involvement in the process of producing an ADA Self Evaluation Report and ADA Transition Plan. Total Cost not to exceed $75,000 and must be fully invoiced no later than November 1, 2026. Task 2: Self Assessment Survey: The Consultant shall create a Self-Assessment survey form and arrange to circulate it to each department head. The Consultant shall work with the Director of Public Facilities, ADA Coordinator and Commission on Disability to review and evaluate the responses to the survey form. The survey shall ask for data on each department’s ADA compliance resources and needs, including: information on effective communication and physical accessibility of all departmental programs, services and activities as required by the ADA. Task 3: Building and Facility Surveys: A. The Consultant shall conduct building and facility surveys (referencing current ADA Accessibility Guidelines as mentioned in SCOPE OF SERVICES) of elements of Town owned or operated buildings and facilities that contain Town programs, services, or activities as identified in the survey. The purpose of the investigations is to identify all architectural barriers and barrier removal solutions and to establish an order of priorities. (See Table 1, Lexington Municipal Properties Inventory) Task 4: Model Policies/Procedures: Based on the review by the Consultant of Town’s departments’ Surveys from Task 2 and of policies and procedures regarding access by persons with disabilities, the Consultant shall identify buildings that do not have policies or whose policies and procedures require modifications. The Consultant shall develop model policies and procedures recommended for use by building heads and shall include those model policies in the ADA Transition Plan.
